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HTMLMediaElement: pause() method

The HTMLMediaElement.pause() method will pause playback of the media, if the media is already in a paused state this method will have no effect.

Syntax

js

pause()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

None.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
pause 3 12 3.5 9 ≤12.1 3.1 ≤37 18 4 ≤12.1 3 1.0

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/pause